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Columbia finance watchdog files to run for mayor

November 5, 2021 8:40 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Maria Oropallo has filed to run for Mayor of Columbia.

Trump Justice official Jeffrey Clark, who pushed election fraud claims, stonewalls House January 6 committee

November 5, 2021 6:36 PM CNN

By Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark on Friday stonewalled the House select committee investigating January 6, responding to a subpoena demanding he appear for an interview with the panel, but not answering questions posed to him, sources familiar with his appearance told CNN. Instead, Clark provided a letter

President Joe Biden dispatched CIA Director Bill Burns to Moscow earlier this week to warn the Kremlin that the US is watching its buildup of troops near Ukraine's border closely

CIA director dispatched to Moscow to warn Russia over troop buildup near Ukraine

November 5, 2021 6:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto and Kylie Atwood, CNN President Joe Biden dispatched CIA Director Bill Burns to Moscow earlier this week to warn the Kremlin that the US is watching its buildup of troops near Ukraine’s border closely, and to attempt to determine what is motivating Russia’s actions. The rare trip by Burns to

A growing roster of ambitious Republicans

‘People have freedoms’: Republicans eyeing 2024 take on Biden’s vaccine mandate

November 5, 2021 5:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, CNN A growing roster of ambitious Republicans, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, joined the legal battle against President Joe Biden’s workplace vaccine mandates. The holiday-season legal battle ahead of the January 4 start date for the vaccinate-or-test requirement for large businesses underscores the partisan and cultural divide

‘People have freedoms’: Republicans eyeing 2024 take on Biden’s vaccine mandate

November 5, 2021 5:46 PM CNN

By Eric Bradner, CNN A growing roster of ambitious Republicans, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, joined the legal battle against President Joe Biden’s workplace vaccine mandates. The holiday-season legal battle ahead of the January 4 start date for the vaccinate-or-test requirement for large businesses underscores the partisan and cultural divide

The week in 13 headlines

November 5, 2021 5:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, President Biden returned from his foreign trip to a party in crisis after losing the Virginia gubernatorial race — and nearly losing the assumed-to-be-safe New Jersey governor’s race. Meanwhile, Democrats turned the screws on one another in an effort to pass Biden’s social spending bill and the infrastructure bill,

The State Department has established a new task force to oversee its "planning

State Department establishes task force on Ethiopia as conflict rages

November 5, 2021 5:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department has established a new task force to oversee its “planning, management and logistics related to events in Ethiopia,” a spokesperson confirmed Friday. The creation of the Ethiopia Conflict Task Force suggests the department is growing increasingly concerned about the situation in the country. It comes as the conflict

State Department establishes task force on Ethiopia as conflict rages

November 5, 2021 5:15 PM CNN

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department has established a new task force to oversee its “planning, management and logistics related to events in Ethiopia,” a spokesperson confirmed Friday. The creation of the Ethiopia Conflict Task Force suggests the department is growing increasingly concerned about the situation in the country. It comes as the conflict

Congress passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering major win for Biden

November 5, 2021 4:21 PM CNN

By Annie Grayer, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Congress has passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering on a major pillar of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda after months of internal deliberations and painstaking divisions among Democrats. The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law, following hours of

Glenn Youngkin's 17-year-old son was turned away from a voting precinct on Election Day

Glenn Youngkin’s underage son was turned away from a voting precinct on Election Day, top county election official says

November 5, 2021 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica and Ryan Nobles, CNN Glenn Youngkin‘s 17-year-old son was turned away from a voting precinct on Election Day, the top election official for Fairfax County, Virginia told CNN on Friday. Elections officials were “made aware” on Friday morning of “concerns that a 17 yo male attempted on two occasions to vote on

About two months before the January 6 riot

Exclusive: Inside the Capitol Police intelligence unit overhaul that caused confusion ahead of January 6

November 5, 2021 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Whitney Wild and Zachary Cohen, CNN About two months before the January 6 riot, the US Capitol Police hired two outsiders to overhaul the department’s intelligence operation, giving them control over a unit which had been plagued by inadequate training and a lack of clear standards for years. The changes were aimed at sharpening

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's arraignment on a count of forcible touching has been postponed following a request from the Albany district attorney.

Albany district attorney calls criminal complaint filed by sheriff’s office against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ‘potentially defective’

November 5, 2021 3:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Sonia Moghe and Gregory Krieg, CNN The case against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a sex crime charge was dealt a shocking blow on Friday when the Albany County district attorney, in a letter to the court, raised concerns over a “potentially defective” criminal filing. In his letter, District Attorney David Soares

Harry Reid Fast Facts

November 5, 2021 3:47 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader and retired US senator from Nevada. Personal Birth date: December 2, 1939 Death date: December 28, 2021 Birth place: Searchlight, Nevada Birth name: Harry Mason Reid Father: Harry Reid Sr., miner Mother: Inez (Jaynes) Reid Marriage: Landra (Gould)

President Joe Biden plans to nominate attorney and former Bush administration appointee Kenneth Wainstein to lead the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence division

Former Bush official who warned about Trump to be named Homeland Security intel chief

November 5, 2021 3:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN President Joe Biden plans to nominate attorney and former Bush administration appointee Kenneth Wainstein to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence division, according to a department official, a step towards permanent leadership at an office plagued by Trump-era controversies. Wainstein served in federal government for years, including as a former

Republican Ed Durr will defeat Democratic state Sen. Steve Sweeney

Republican Ed Durr will defeat New Jersey’s Senate president, CNN projects

November 5, 2021 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg, Mirna Alsharif and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Ed Durr, a Republican who has never held elective office and is coming under fire for indicating support for QAnon and expressing Islamophobia in old tweets, will oust a powerful Democrat from New Jersey’s state Senate District 3. CNN projected Friday that Durr, who spent

‘A great lion with a big heart’: Former presidents and dignitaries pay tribute to Powell

November 5, 2021 1:21 PM CNN

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Gen. Colin Powell was remembered Friday as a patriotic statesman who served his country in peace and war at a funeral service that was marked not only by its reverence for the former secretary of state but by a bipartisan attendance of former presidents and dignitaries who paid tribute to the

Retiring GOP lawmaker warns Trump will try to steal the next election

November 5, 2021 12:40 PM CNN

By Jeremy Herb, Jake Tapper and Michelle Rozsa, CNN Retiring Rep. Anthony Gonzalez has a warning for his fellow Republicans: former President Donald Trump will try to steal the next election. Gonzalez was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in the wake of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. In

Addressing the Virginia governor's election only briefly during a press conference Wednesday

Biden makes two false claims about Virginia election history

November 5, 2021 11:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam and Daniel Dale, CNN Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s hopes of returning as governor of Virginia were dashed Tuesday when Glenn Youngkin became the first Republican to win statewide office in the commonwealth since 2009. Youngkin’s victory comes as President Joe Biden’s approval ratings have sagged and Democrats have struggled to deliver a clear

First on CNN: Obama to take swipe at Trump for ‘four years of active hostility’ on climate in Glasgow speech

November 5, 2021 11:17 AM CNN

By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Barack Obama went to the international climate conference in Glasgow on Monday because climate envoy John Kerry knew the Biden administration needed help convincing the world America was actually serious about combatting climate change. But as much as Obama is expected to express regret for former

Manchin casts a shadow over potential US action at international climate summit

November 5, 2021 11:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Climate groups and COP26 attendees are expressing frustration that US climate action is limited at the summit, in part because the country’s action ultimately depends on Congress — and, more specifically, that it depends on Sen. Joe Manchin, who opposes climate legislation that would rapidly reduce the use of fossil fuel.